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81 years old
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Pisces
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Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh is an English director, screenwriter and playwright. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, the East 15 School of Acting and the Camberwell School of the Arts, the Central School of Art and Design, and the London School of Film Engineering. He began his career as a theater director and playwright in the mid-1960s, before moving on to directing plays and TV series for BBC Television in the 1970s and 1980s. . Leigh is known for his many rehearsal and improvisation techniques with actors for character building and storytelling in his films. Its objective is to capture reality and present films "emotional, subjective, intuitive, instinctive, vulnerable". According to critic Michael Coveney, his films and plays "comprise a distinctive and unified work comparable to any work of British theater and cinema in one place. Period."
BornMike Leigh, February 20, 1943, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England
Alma materRoyal Academy of Dramatic Art, East 15 Acting School, Camberwell School of Art and Design, Central School of Art and Design, London School of Film Technique
OccupationDirector, screenwriter, producer, actor
Years active1963–present
Notable workLife Is Sweet (1990), Naked (1993), Secrets & Lies (1996), Topsy-Turvy (1999), Vera Drake (2004), Happy-Go-Lucky (2008), Another Year (2010), Mr. Turner (2014)
Children2

About Mike Leigh

Mike Leigh
Mike Leigh

Director Mike Leigh was born on February 20, 1943 in England (He's 81 years old now).

Films such as Home Sweet Home and All or Nothing were directed by him. He worked on English theatrical performances of The Taming of the Shrew and The Honest Whore as a theater director.

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Mike Leigh before becoming famous

Mike Leigh was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1943 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Goat (羊).

He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London (RADA).

Achievement of Mike Leigh

On theatrical plays, he worked with noted British directors Director Trevor Nunn and Peter Hall.

Mike Leigh's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

With his wife Movie Actress Alison Steadman, he had two children.

Alison Steadman, 77 (Movie Actress)
Alison Steadman, 77

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Meantime, starring Movie Actor Gary Oldman, was his directorial debut.

Gary Oldman, 65 (Movie Actor)
Gary Oldman, 65

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Mike Leigh Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Mike Leigh updated on March 18 2023.